Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aspen Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Gowy Rural , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aspen Way (CH2 3EX) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Gowy Rural average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Way (CH2 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Juniper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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